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Title
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Gospel Book
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Institution
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University Library, Cambridge
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Collection Title
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Ethiopian Manuscripts
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Creator(s)
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The scribe's name Ammonius is mentioned on f. 72v.
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Description/Scope and Content
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This Ethiopian gospel book (ወንጌል Wangēl) contains colour pictures of the four evangelists. F. 2v: Matthew; f. 51v: Mark; f. 73v: Luke; f. 112v: John. Pen trials are found on ff. 1r, 3r, and 144v. Folio 72v mentions the scribe’s name Ammonius and the owner Zäbanä Krəstos. Folio 142v contains the name ዕዝል፡ዘሆሣዕና፡; ff. 142v-143v contain a chant, recorded in a secondary hand. The beginnings and chapter headings of each Gospel have been rubricated.
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Date
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18th cent.
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Identifier
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Or. 1802
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Language
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Ethiopic language
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Extent
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144 ff. Leaf height: 30.5 cm, width: 25.4 cm.
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Collection Type
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Special Collection
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Level of Processing
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Catalogued - FIHIRST & digitised on CUDL
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Type of Materials/Format
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Codex
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Related Collections: Types of Materials
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Islamic Manuscripts - Ethiopian Manuscripts
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Presevation/Conservation concerns
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Digitised - fragile
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Provenance
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Name of the owner: Zäbanä Krəstos on f. 72v.
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Copyright
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Out of copyright
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Donor Information
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Donated to Cambridge University by Armbruster, C. H. (Carl Hubert), 1874-1957 on 19 August 1957
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Notes
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Binding: Large format. Wooden boards with metal staples to front and small tie to back. Evidence of previous leather covering around edges and turn-ins. The books has been resewn and rebacked with new paper flyleaves. A few thread page markers. For more details contact the Near & Middle Eastern Specialist
